| by Travis Uresk | April 1 st , 2026 | Duchesne, Utah— Cpl. Cox noticed a black SUV; he knew from checking the warrants list that 47-year-old Christopher Robert Prieto had warrants for his arrest involving drugs. The SUV pulled into the parking lot at the Gateway gas station and walked into the store. Cpl. Cox also pulled into the parking lot to take Chris into custody. While the deputy waited for Chris to walk out, he never came outside. The deputy decided to go inside the

| by Travis Uresk | March 28 th , 2026 | Ballard, Utah— On 3/27/26, while Deputy Fairey was on patrol in the Ballard area, a vehicle was showing suspicious behavior. The vehicle pulled to the shoulder of the road behind the deputy's patrol vehicle, turned its signal on for a long period of time as if they were going to pull into traffic, then backed up 200 feet before entering the Jiffy Lube parking lot, and turned off the headlights. Deputy Fairey ran the plates, and dispatc

by Travis Uresk 7-2-25 | Duchesne County | June 26 th , 2025 | On June 19, 2025, the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received a Child Abuse Neglect Report (CANR) that 41-year-old Jennifer Marie Todd and her boyfriend, Tracy Olsen, would smoke "Blues" (a common name used to describe Fentanyl) in a shed where they would sleep. The alleged drug use was done in the presence of Jennifer's three young children, who also would sleep in the shed. It was learned during an interview w

by Travis Uresk 6-26-25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | June 15th, - 23rd, 2025 | On June 15, 2025, a Roosevelt Police Officer Reed stopped a white Ford truck for not having any insurance. The vehicle quickly turned into the car wash, and the officer pulled in behind the vehicle. Officer Reed identified the driver as 33-year-old Lenora Lu Christensen. She looked as if she was going to run but then came back to the truck. There was also a passenger inside the truck, later identified as Ali

by Travis Uresk 6-6-25 | Myton, Ut. | June 3rd, 2025 | The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office received information that a wanted man was staying in a trailer park in Myton, Utah. Deputy Robinson and Cpl. Cox arrived at the trailer park and knocked on two of the camp trailers; a female answered. The deputies inquired about the whereabouts of 32-year-old Joseph Allen Keel. The female said he slept in her truck all night. Cpl Cox verified that there was an individual in the truck

By Travis Uresk 4-19-25 | Ballard, Ut. | April 16th, 2025 | FBI Task Force agents ran a routine license plate check on a vehicle and found that this vehicle didn’t have insurance and that an arrest warrant was attached to it. The Task Force Agents conducted a traffic stop on this vehicle at approximately 1697 East Main, Ballard, Utah. 32-year-old Lenora Lu Christensen told the agent at her window that she didn’t have a valid driver’s license. A certified narcotics K9 was depl

By Travis Uresk 4-16-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 15th, 2025 | The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office received a tip concerning illegal narcotics at the residence of 45-year-old Brian Kay Carroll at 2700 West 1000 South. Deputy Oldham gathered additional information from Deputy Ogle and Sgt Watkins' prior cases involving Brian's residence involving illegal drugs. The tip stated Brian was overheard saying they needed to remove the meth and fentanyl from the camper into the house. It w

By Travis Uresk 4-12-25 | Vernal, Ut. | April 2nd, 2025 | Adult Probation and Parole (AP&P) Agents located drug paraphernalia in a probationer's bedroom during a routine home visit . A Uintah Basin Narcotics Agent was told the probationer was identified as 31-year-old Tara Beardall, and AP&P had taken her into custody. Agent Randall arrived on the scene, and AP&P Agent Ercanbrack updated him on the situation. The agents went to the first room in the hallway, where they observ

By Travis Uresk 4-3-25 | Vernal, Ut. | March 31st, 2025 | Vernal City Police were investigating a suspicious incident at 81 North 500 West, and during their investigation, they learned that 37-year-old Nathaniel Jones Accawanna had a suspended driver's license. Sgt Cannon saw Nathaniel enter the driver's seat of a vehicle and informed him not to drive due to his driver's license status. Nathaniel then parked the vehicle in a parking space and left on foot. Nathaniel returned

By Travis Uresk 2/18/25 | Duchesne County | February 18th, 2025 | On January 23rd, 2025, Cpl. Nichols took a report of a theft at the Myton Family Dollar. The employee stated that on 1/18/25, a male came into the store and was observed placing a $5 USB cable into his pocket. The male walked up to the front counter with nothing to purchase but wanted to put money on his cash app. The male presented a 50-dollar bill to the clerk and left the store. Later, the clerk found that s

Thomas David Montes By Travis Uresk 2/10/25 | Neola, Ut. | February 7th, 2025 | Last Friday, detectives and deputies with the Duchesne...

By Travis Uresk 2/5/25 | Roosevelt, Ut. | January 26th, 2025 | On Sunday, January 26, 2025, Detective Sgt. Hunter was dispatched to the...

By Travis Uresk 1/11/25 | Uintah County | January 8th, 2025 | A Uintah County Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle because the...

By Travis Uresk 11/27/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | November 25th, 2024 | A white passenger car was seen driving through Duchesne with a broken...

By Travis Uresk 11/22/24 | Duchesne, Ut. | November 15th, 2024 | A female reported that her boyfriend, 39-year-old Blake William Hammer,...

By Travis Uresk 11/13/24 | Myton, Ut. | November 5th, 2024 | On November 5th, Cpl. Cox was dispatched to Myton, Ut, on the report of drug...

By Travis Uresk 11/10/24 | Uintah County | November 9th, 2024 | On 11/8/24, Uintah Basin Narcotics Task Force (UBNSF) Commander Cannon...

By Travis Uresk 8/30/24 In February 2023, Sky News reported from Philadelphia and found a new street drug called "Tranq Dope" or the...

By Travis Uresk 8/24/24 | Roosevelt, Ut. | August 19th, 2024 | AP&P Agents asked Roosevelt Police for assistance with a compliance check...

By Travis Uresk 7/22/24 | Duchesne County | July 15th, 2024 | At around 1:00 am, Deputy Green noticed a vehicle in his rear view mirror...